Improvement in clasps or supporters for stockings



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CL'ASP on SUPPORTER FOR swocxzms. No.174.806. Patented Marohl, 1876.

NPETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON, D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

BENJAMIN J. GREELY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLASPS OR SUPPORTERS FOR STOCKING$.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,806, dated March 14, 1876i application filed February 9, 1876.

and 1), between which a portion of the garment, (1, can be readily placed when these parts are in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and when these parts are brought to the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5 they will securely hold that portion of the garment between them, as will be clear from the drawings. The part 0 serves to connect the part b with-the part a, and the loop f serves to connect the device with the strap 9.

It will be obvious that the parts a, b, and 0 may be made in a variety of forms, all that is essential being that the parts a and '0 should be adapted to readily receive a portion of the garment d between them when in one position relatively to each other, as in Figs. 1,2, and 3, and to hold such portion of the garment (1 securely when in a difi'erent position relatively to each other, as in Figs. 4 and 5, and that the part 0 should be adapted to connect together the parts a and b without preventing the proper motion of one in relation to the other.

I have made several different forms of this device; but that shown in the drawings I regard as the best form known to me.

The loopf serves simply to connect the device with the strap 9. Any other suitable means may be substituted for it.

What I claim as my invent-ion is The combination of the parts a, b, c, and f, constructed and arranged to operate substantially as described.

BENJAMIN J. GBEELY.

Witnesses: 4

J. E. MAYNADIER, t J. E. KNOX. 

